Railway car



w. E. WINE RAILWAY CAR u' April 1,2, 1932.

' Filed Apri1l4, 195o 7 Sheets-Sheet l prl 12, 1932. w. E. wlNE RAILWAYCAR Filed April 4, 1930 7 Sheets-Sheet 2 April l2, 1932. f w. E. WINE1,853,248

RALWAY CAR Filed April 4, 1930 Sheets-Sheet 3 wfE. WINE April 12, 1932.

RAILWAY CAR l Filed April 4, 1930 7 Sheets-Sheet 4 lnk April l2, 1932. lv w. E. WINE 1,853,248

RAILWAY CAR Filed April 4, 195o '7 sheets-Sheet 5 April l2, 1932. w. E.WINE v `RAILWAY CAR,-

Filed April 4, 1930 '7 Sheets-#Shut 6 W. E. WINE RAILWAY l GAR FiledAprilV 4, 19:50

7 Sheets-Sheet 7 pril l2, 1932,

Patented Apr. 12, 1.932

UNiTl-:D STATES PATE-Nr Fries.

wILLrAnE. wrNE, .or Torrano, omo

RAILWAY cer.v

Application filed April 4, 1930.* Serlal'No. 442,5(28. l

terial of greater length than the car or in a substantially uprightposition to permit of loading of granular material or other lading l ofless length than the car. When the end doors overlap the door of the carthey are considered as being in open osition and lwhen they are disposedsubstantially upright they are considered as being in closed position.

The principal object ofthe invention is to provide improved means formaintaining the doors in closed position.

Another object of the invention is to provide improved means for movablyassociating the doors withthe car. A further object of the invention isto provide means for drawing the side walls of the car inwardlypreparatory to the doors assuming closed position.

A still further ob] to provide an improved corner post particularlyapplicable to this type of car.

A still further object of the invention is to provide means affording afulcrurn whereby a removable lever may be used to force the door towardclosed position and to draw the side walls of the car inwardly.

A primary feature of the invention consists in integrally forming thecorner post of the car with portions adapted to cooperate with meansrigid with the door for pivotally associating the door with the car.

Another feature of the invention consists in providing the door withmembers projecting beyond the side edges thereof for cooperating withmeans secured to the side walls of the car for pivotally associating thedoor with the latter, 'said means being so formed as to permitwithdrawal of the door from the car.

A still further feature of the invention resides in providing a drop enddoor gondola ect of the invention isv .car with corner posts having portions'rig` I idly secured to the horizontal and vertical legs of theadjacent side top rails. 1

A still further feature of the invention resides inintegrally formingthe corner posts with vmeans adapted to interlock with the door when thelatter is in closed position. to prevent spreading of the car sides.

A still furtller'featurel of the invention consists in providing the carwith a pluralityof pairs of members, one member of each pair beingprovided with a beveled surface cooperable with the other member of itspair whereby when the door is moved toward closed position said pairs ofmembers are '65 adapted to draw the side walls inwardly.

Other and more specific features of the in-` vention residing inadvantageous forms,

combinations and relations of pairs will hereinafter appear 'and 'bepointed out in 70 the claims.

In the drawings illustrating a preferred embodiment of the invention:v

Figure 1 is a fragmentary end elevational iaew of a drop end doorgondola car.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary side elevational View of the constructionillustrated in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary view of the upper corner of theconstruction illustrated in Figure 1.

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary View, parts thereof being brokenaway, of the upper portion of the construction illustrated in Figure 2.A

Figure 5 is a plan view of the car adjacent one corner thereof. f

Figure 6 is a view, partly in section and partly in elevation, taken online 6-6 Fig- 90 ure 7.

Figure 'Z is an enlarged end elevational view, parts thereof beingbroken away, of the lower portion of the construction illustrated inFigure 1.

Figure 8 is a sectional View taken on line 8-8, lFigure 7.

Figure-9 is a sectional view taken on line 9 9, Figure 1. s

Figures 10, 11 and 12 are enlarged sectional m0 construction of the caradjacent only one corner thereof itis to be understood that theconstruction is duplicated at each corner and that the mechanismillustrated for maintaining the door in closed position in-only one ofthe two employed for each door.

Referring vmore particularly to the drawings 1 indicates one of the sidewalls of the car which in the present embodiment of the inventionconsists of a plurality of wooden boards or lanks. Interposed betweenthe top board an the top side rail 2 is a longitudif nall extendin metallate 3 which is descri ed in detail in my atent No. 1,698,865, January15, 1929. Although the rside top. rail may be of any desired orconvenientshape I prefer to use a bulb anglehaving a substantially-horizontal vflange 4 'and a substantially vertical flange -5, thelatter beinv rigidly secured to the longitudinally extending plate 3 inoverlapping relation to its inner face.

Secured tothe bottom plank or board of the car siding is alongitudinally extending angle-shaped member having a vertical flange 6preferably overlapping the outer face of the siding, being securethereto by bolts7, and a horizontal flange 8 which extends inwardly andunderlies the floor 9 of the car which is also of wood. Extendingbeneath this angle- .shaped member is'a channel member 10 having asubstantially vertical web 11 and upper and lower inwardly projectingflanges 12 and 13, res ectively, the `former being rigidly Y secure tothe flange 7 of the angle member.

Thus, each side sill of the vcar is formed of two parts, namely, theangle-shaped member and the channel-shaped member. The former, however,terminates inwardly of the end wall of the car, to vbe hereinafterdescribed, while the latter projects therebeyond.

As is usual the wooden floor 9 rests upon the top cover plate 14 of thecenter sill which,l in addition to this late, 'isformed by the spacedlongitudinal y extending beams 15. The center sill like thechannel-shaped member of the side sill projects beyond the end walls ofthe car. The center sill and side sill are connected -by an end sill 16preferably ofv angle-shape having an upwardly projectingsubstantially-vertical flange 17 and an outwardly projectingsubstantially horizontal flange 18. This last-named flange rests uponrivets 20.

ortion 24, the

eing secured thereto by a pluralit of bolts 25. This portion of the stemof t e corner post also overla s the outer faces of the vertical flan e6 of the angle member and the web 11 o the channel, being secured tothese parts by rivets 26 and 27, respectively. The upper portion 23 ofthe stem overlaps the inner faces of the metal plate 3 and of thedepending or vertical flange 5 of the side top rail. To properly spacethe plate 3 from the adjacent .portion of the stem 23 the latter isintegrally formed with a pluralityof outwardly projectingv bosses 28which abut the inner face of the plate and each is provided with anaperture for receiving rivets 29 for rigidly connecting the Aassociatedparts.

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Furthermore, the portion of the stem 23 irnmediately yadjacent theflange 5 of the top ginal edge is preferably provided with an inwardlyprojecting rigidifying bead or rib 34. Where this rib approaches thehorizontal flange of the top rail it decreases in width as 'at 35 toform a flange 36 which is disposed beyond the outer edge of the adjacentportion of the top rail. At its lower portion the outwardly projectingportion 33 decreases in width to adjacent the lower end of the cornerost'.

p The inwardly projecting ortion 32 of the flange of the corner post isa apted to overlap the outer face of the drop end door 37 and formsmeans for limiting outward movement of the door. To rigidify thisportion of the flange it may be advantageously integrally connectedtothe stem .by a plurality of substantially triangularlyshaped ribs orflanges 38, As the wooden siding extends'to substantially'grrthe portion32 of the corner post, .the boards lconstituting the sidin are gainedout oilg'cut away to ermit the anges 38 to extend therebeyon Above thewooden siding the inwardly projecting portion 32 of the ing portion 32of .the flange of the corner post thereof a plurality of angle-shapedmembers 39 may be conveniently employed. These angle members aredisposed on opposite sides of the reinforcing ribs 38 and each isfashioned with a leg or ange 40 overlappingly secured to the inner faceof the wooden siding by the bolts 25 and with a leg or flange' 41overlappingly secured by rivets 42 tothe inner face of the flan eportion 32 of the corner post. Thus the anges 41 of the angle membersare interposed between the corner posts and door and are adapted toengage the outer face of the latter when it is in closed position. Theinwardly projecting portion 32 of the flange extends somewhat beyond theinner edges of the flanges 41 of the angle members. 39 and is preferablyintegrally formed with an inturned rigidifyingrib or -fiange43 whichterminates substantiallyfin the plane of the inner faces of the flangesi 41 and thereby also is adapted to contact with 'the outer face of thedoor.

As shown in Figures 10 and' `11 the flanges 38 and 38a are formed withextensions 44 for integrally conj necting the inturned kange-43therewith.

For a purpose that will hereinafter appear, the lower portion of theinwardly projecting portion 32 of the flange of the corner post isenlarged as at 45. This portion is disposed between the door and theupwardly projecting vertical flange 17 of the end sill, being rigidlysecured thereto by a plurality of rivets 46. Where the flange 17 of theend sill overlaps the corner post it is offset outwardly as at 17a.Although the stem of the corner post extends downwardly beyond the endsill for attachment to the channel member of the .side sill the inwardlyprojecting portion 32 of the flange terminates adjacent the lower edgeof the end sill.

At the upper end of the corner post the stem and outwardly projectingportion 33 of the flange are integrally connected by a substantiallyhorizontal portion 47 which overlaps the upper face of the horizontalflange or leg 4 of the side top rail, being rigidly secured thereto bya. plurality of rivets 48. The

inwardly projecting portion 32 of the flange is also integrallyconnected to the stem by a portion 49 and' in order to reinforce theportions 47 and 49 they may be formed with a plurality of upwardlyextending ribs 50. From the foregoing it will be readily apparent that acorner post constructed in accordance with the foregoing descriptionwill, when applied tothe car in the manner described, adequately andefficiently reinforce and rigidify the end portions of the lsid'e wallsof the car.

While the drop end door 37 may be made of any desired material it ispreferably fashioned from sheet metal, being integrally formed along itssides and top with inwardly projecting marginal flanges 51 and 52,respectively. The upper edge of the door .may be reinforced by anangle-shaped member 53 having a flange 54 secured by rivets 55 to thetop ange 52 of thedoor and a flange 56 disposed in a plane substantiallyparellel with that of the door. This 'top reinforcing member and theside marginalflanges 51 extend equal distances beyond the plane of thedoor` so that they may engage the floor of the car when the door is inopen position to tal plane. The lower portion of the door is alsoprovided with a reinforcing member 57 which may advantageously be a bulbangle. One flange or leg 58 of this angle extends inwardly from the doorfor the same distance support the latter in a substantially horizonflange 58 in a plane parallel with that of the door, being secured'tothe inner face of the latter by rivets 60. The free-edge of thislast-na'med flange preferably extends beyond the bottom edge of the doorand is enlarged to form the bulb 61. Thevinwardly projecting flange 58may advantageously be rigidly connected toadj aent portions lof the sideflanges 51 by angle brackets 62. One leg of each angle-bracket issecured to the inner face of the adjacent side flange by rivets 63 whilethe other leg thereof 'is secured to the lower face of the fiange 58 byrivets 64. In this manner a very rigid door structure is produced andone which when in open position is supported on the `floor of the car ina substantially horizontal plane so that forces -occasioned by materialresting thereon will not tend to warp and distort it.

For movably associating the end door with the car the -lowerreinforcingy member 57 is rigidly provided with means projecting beyondopposite side edges of the door. In the present embodiment oftheinvention this means is formed integral with the reinforcing member andcomprises the bulb 'portion 61 which constitute trunnions 65.` Althoughany extend'. The wall 66 and the adjacent portion of the flange 32 arepreferably integrally connected b a portion 67v which extends parallelwith an inwardly of the stem of the corner post and constitutes the endwall of the housing whereby substantial movement of the doortransversely of the car is prevented. At its upper portion the wall 67may advantageously be integrally connected to the stem of the cornerpost by a substantially horizontal portion 68.

To support the door at its lower edge when' disposed in closed positioneach corner post may be formed with a horizontally disposed portion 69`upon which the associated trunnion of the door is adapted to rest.'This' portion 69 extends between the inwardly'projectin portion 32 ofthe flange of the corner post an the wall 66, connecting the latter andthe wall 67 to the flange. The horizontal portion 69 is preferablyprovided with downwardly projectin g extensions 70 and 71, the latterconstituting a continuation of the wall 67, which terminate at the loweredge of the inwardly lprojecting portion 32 of the corner post andengage the upper surface of the inwardly projecting horizontal flange 8of the angle member of the side sill. At its central portion the -loweredge of the doorrests upon and is suported by a bracket having lateralextensions 3 secured by rivets 74 to the center sill of the car. ,Themain portion 7 5 of the bracket which extends transversely of the carand which is s aced above the extensions .73 may be convenientlyconnected to the latter by substantially upright legs 76. As will beobvioiis the upper surfaces of the portion 75 of the bracket and theportions 69 of the corner posts are disposed in the saine plane so thatwhen the door is in closed position it rests upon and is supported bythese portions.

Although the walls 66 of the corner post prevent substantial inwardmovement of the lower portion of the door adjacent tlie sides thereof itis desirable to provide means for preventing inward movement of thelower central portion of the door when the door is in closed position.It will be appreciated 'that the tendency for the lower central portionof the door to move inwardly-is occasioned by severe draft and buflingshocks to which the car is subjected. The means Y employed in thepresent instance for preventing this inward movement of the doorcomprises a member 77 secured to the bracket 73 This member is ofangle-shape and has one leg 78 secured to the portion 7 of the bracketby rivets 79 and another leg 80 which extends upwardly adjacent theinner edgeof the bulb portion of the reinforcing member 57. Outwardmovement of the lower portion of the door is, of' course,

:,ssaius 'until it assumes fully openv position the door rotates aboutthe free edge of the inwardly projectingA flange 58 as a center causingthe lower edge -of the door and the trunnions.

thereof to move upwardly. The position the door occupies when in openposition and the extent to which the trunnions have moved upwardly intheir housings is fully shown in Figurel. As shown in dotted lines inFigure 9 the portion of the lower reinforcing member adjacent thebracket 72 engages the latter when the ,door is in open position. Sinceit may be necessary to remove the door from the car for purposesofrepair and replacement the upper ends of the itrunnion housings areopen so that the door` may be readily lifted bodily from the car. ,I

. Secured to each of thel up' er corners of the door is a bracket 81prefera ly of cast metal. This bracket has a plurality of plate-likeportions 82 `and 83, res ctively, the former overlapping the outer aceof the flange 53 of the reinforcing member 52 and being secured theretoand to the top flange 52 of the door by rivets 84. The other'plateportions 83 of the bracket is interposed between the door and theadjacent side wall, being overlappingly secured to the adjacent sidemarginal flange 51 of the door by rivets 85. These plate portions of thebracket are preferably integrally connected by an additional plateportion 86 which overlaps the outer face of the door. In order that theplate portion 86 may contact with the inner faceof the adjacent portionof the flange of the corner post the inturned rib 43, which is of adepth equal to the thickness of the plate portion 86, terminates belowthe bracket 82. Projecting outwardly from the portion 83 of the bracketis an upwardly extending lug 87 adapted to cooperate with means movablymounted on the side wall for maintaining the door in closed position.The lug 87 may be conven- Aiently reinforced by a rearwardly extendingrib 8,8. The means cooperable with the lug comprises a latch or hookmember'89 revolubly mounted on a boss 90 integrally formed with andprojecting inwardly from the upper portion of the stem of the cornerpost. This boss is apertred and receives one of the rivets 31 employedfor connecting the corner post and vertical vflange of the top rail andto prevent axial movement of the latch with respect to the boss a washer91 may be used. The construction of the latchv is substantially the sameas the one illustrated'in an appliprevented by the upwardly projectingflange.

nesaaaa cation led jointly by Fred A. Isaacson and me on February 10,1929, except that the ledges or shoulders 92 and 93 with which it isprovided for cooperating with the lug 87 to' respectively maintain thedoor in partially closed and fully closed position, are spaced a greaterdistance apart for a purpose which will hereinafter appear.

The portion of the iange of the corner post adjacent the latch isapertured or out away as at 94 to permit the free end of the vlatch toextend therethrough. rIhe aperture llatch in operative engagement withthe door a cam 95 may be conveniently employed, it being preferablypivotally mounted upon a thimble 96 orthe like, secured to the cornerpost by a rivet 97.

As the side walls of the car tend to spread.A

'25 due to lateral forces exerted by granular and other lading which maybe carried in the car when the end doors are in closed position, meansis preferably provided for interlocking the side walls and each door.Furthermore, since the side walls of the car may spread when the doorsare in open position means is also provided whereby the sides of the carmaybe drawninwardly into their normal upright positions. Althoughseparate means may be employed for effecting thesev two results, namely,that of drawing -v the side walls inwardly and that of interlocking theside walls and door when the latter vis in closed position to preventspreading of the walls lit is preferred to employ one means for bothpurposes. In the present embodiment ofthe invention this means compriseslugs or members 98 and 99 respectively integrally formed with the cornerpost 21 and door bracket 81. The member 98 extends downwardly from theportion49 of the corner post. and inwardly from the adjacent portion ofthe flange thereof while the member 99 extends upwardly from the platepor-l tion '32 of the bracket 81 adjacent the corner post of the door.Atv its inner end the member 99 may be reinforced by ribs or anges 100.It will be appreciated that these members constitute one of the' twopairs employed at'each end of the car. f

Each member of each pair is fashioned with a plurality of oifsetsurfaces 101 andA .M2-extending substantially parallel to the path ofmovement of the door, which are connected bya beveled or inclinedsurface 103 extending obliquely ,to that path. Each member is furtherprovided with an additional oblique surface 104 leading to the adjacentsurface 101. The manner in which these various surfaces of the membersco-Y operate as the door is moved' toward. closed 17 and 18.` Thus,vwhen the dooris movedv towardclosed position, the inclined surfaces 104Contact as illustrated yin Figure 16, provided .ihe sides have spread arelatively great amount. Since these surfaces extend obliquely withrespect to the path of movement of the door closing movement of the doorwill draw the side walls inwardly and permit the door to assume thefull-line position indicated in Figure 17. In this position it will beperceived that the surfaces 101 of the members are in engagement therebyinterlocking the door and side walls and consequently preventing thelatter from spreading outwardly into the position shown in Figure 16. Itwill, of course, be obvious that should `the side walls not have spreadthe amountindica'ted in Figure y16 but only to the amount indicatedin-Figure-17 the door will immediately assume the position indicated inFigure 17 without surfaces 104 being brought into engagement. As theinclined surfaces 103 and 104 of the door member are respectively inengagement with the surfaces 104 and 103 of the corner post membercontinued closing movement of the door will cause the inclined surfacesof the door member to slide along the corresponding surfaces of thecorner post member thereby further drawing the sides inwardlyandpermtting the door to assume the position indicated in Figure 18.ltion it will be seen that the offset surfaces 101 and 102 of ther doormember are respectively in engagement with the oEset surfaces In thislast-named posi- 102 and 101 of the corner post member so that the sidewalls and d'oor are in interlocking relation.

As considerable difficulty may be encountered in drawing the side wallsinwardly by.

closing movement of thedoor means may be conveniently provided whereby aremovable pry lever may be employed. In the present moving the levertoward the door these two parts and the cornerpost will assume theposition indicated in dotted lines in Figure 16. Thereafter the levermay be brought into cooperation with the aperture '106 and the door inthe manner illustrated inv full lines in Fi re 17 and by suitablyoperating the lever, it, and the door and corner post,

will assume the dotted'line positions indicated in Figure v17. In orderthat the` door may not .be accidentally displaced from thel positionindicated in full lines in Figurej 17 From the foregoing it will beperceived.

that rugged and simple means is rovided for strengthening the ends ofthe rop end door gondola car, for maintaining the door in closedposition, for drawing the' side walls inwardly and for. interlocking theside walls with the door.-

I claim: f

1. In a railway gondola car having a' drop end door adapted when in openposition to overla the floor of the car, the combination with tlie sidewalls of the car, of corner posts secured to the side walls, means rigidwith the lower portion of the door, said corner posts being integrallyformed with portions respectively cooperable with said means forpivotally associating the door with the car, and means for maintainingthe door in closed position'.

2. In a railway gondola car having a drop end door adapted when in openposition to overla the floor of the car, the combination with t e sidewalls of the car, of corner posts secured to the side walls, trunnionsrespectively projecting beyond the side edges of said door adjacent itslower portion, said corner osts being respectively integrally provided)with means for housing said trunvnions for movably associating the doorwith the car, and means for maintaining the door in closed position. I

3. In a railway gondola car having a drop end door, the combination withthe side wallsv of the car, of corner posts secured to the side walls,the lower portion of said door being provided with trunnions projectingbeyond the side edges thereof, each of said corner posts being providedwith spaced substantiall parallel wall portions affording means forousing the adjacent trunnions of the door for pivotally associating thedoor with the car, and means for maintaining the door in closedposition.

4. In a railway ondola car having a drop end door, the combination withthe side walls of the car, of corner posts secured to the side wells,each of said cornerposts having a plate portion adapted to overlap theouter face of the door and provided adjacent its lower 4portion with awall spaced inwardly from said plate portion, said doorbeing providedwith trunnions projecting beyond its side edges andrespectively adaptedto be interposed between said walls and plate portions 1,sss,24s

of the corner posts for pivotally lassociating the door with the car andmeans for supporting the door in close osition.

5. In a railway gond) end door adapted when in open position to overlapthe floor of the car, the combination with the side walls of the car, ofcorner posts secured to the side walls, each of said corner posts havinga substantially horizontally disposed portion supportingl engageablewith the lower portion of the dbor when the door is in closed position,and means for maintaining said door inclosed position.

ola car having a drop 6. In a railway gondola car having a drop tlonsand walls of the corner posts and resting upon the horizontal portionsthereof when the door is in closed position.

7. In a railway gondola car having a drop 'end door, the combinationwith the side walls of the car, of corner posts secured to the sidewalls, each of said corner posts having a plate portion adapted tooverlap the outer face of the door and provided adjacent its lowerportion with a wall spaced inwardly Vfrom and substantially parallel tosaid plate portion,'said wall and plate portion being connected bysubstantially horizontal and vertical portions, and trunnions adjacentthe lower portion ofthe door respectively adapted to extend between theplate portions and walls of said corner posts, and means for maintainingthe door in closed position.

8. A railway gondola car having a drop end door adapted when in openposition to overlap the floor of the car, a reinforcing member extendinglongitudinally of the door and secured to the lower portion thereof, andmeans integral with the reinforcing member affording trunnions formovably associating the door with the car. y

9.A railway gondola car having a drop end door adapted when in openposition. to overlap the floor of the car, a member reinforcing thelower portion of the door. said member having an inwardly projectingflange and a portion extending downwardly from the latter secured to theinner face of the door, and means rigid with said reinforcingmember .forpivotally associating the door with the car.

10.. A railway gondola car having a drop end door adapted when in openposition to overlap the floor of the car, a bulb angle reinforcing thelower edge of said door, the bulb portion of said angle projectingbeyond the side edges of the door to afford trunnions for pivotallyassociating the door with the car.

11. A railway gondola car having a drop end door, said door havingmarginal flanges along its side edges, and a reinforcing member securedto the inner facev of the door and provided with a flange projectinginwardly therefrom, means respectively connecting said marginal angesand the flange of said reinforcing member, and means rigid with saidreinforcing member and projecting beyond the side edges of the'door `forpivotally associating the doorwith the car.

12. A railway gondola car having a drop end door, said door havinmarginal flanges e 16. In a railway gondola car having apivalong itsside edges, a mem er reinforcing the lower edge of the door, said memberhaving an inwardly projecting flange .and a portion extending downwardlyfrom the latter secured to the inner face of the door, and meansrespectively connecting said side flanges and the flange of said member.

13. A railway gondola car having a drop end door, said door beingprovided with marginal flanges along its side edges, a memberreinforcing the lower edge of the door said 'member having an inwardlyprojecting dange and a portion extending downwardly from the lattersecured to the inner face of the door, and angle brackets respectivelysecured to the inner faces of the marginal flanges and to the undersideof' the flange of said reinforcing member.

14;. A railway gondola car having a drop end door'provided with marginalflanges on its side edges, and a bulb angle reinforcingthe lower edge ofthe door, one flange of said angle projecting inwardly from the door andthe other flange thereofprojecting downwardly' from the first-mentionedone and secured to the inner face .of the door, said flanges terminatingadjacent the side edges of the door and the bulb portion of said angleprojecting beyond the side edges of the door l toafford trunnions forpivotally associating the door with the car', the marginal flanges ofthe door being rigidly secured to the inwardly projecting flange of saidbulb angle.

15. A railway gondola car having a drop end door adapted when in openyposition to overlap the floor of the car, means adjacent the side edgesof the door for pivotally asso ciating the door with the car, and amember projecting upwardly from the floor of the car inwardly of and adjacent'the central portion of the door, said member being adapted toprevent substantial inward movement of the lower portion of the doorwhen the latter is in closed position.

oted drop end door adapted when in'ope-n position to overlap the floorof the' car, the lower portion of said door'beingprovided with supportthe door adjacent its central portion when in closed position, and abracket se-v outerV face of the door, said fiange wardly from the floorof the car and disposed beneath said fiange and adjacent the inner faceof thedoor, s aidmember being adapted "l to prevent substantial inwardmovement of the lower centralportion of the door when the door is inclosed position.

17. In a railway gondola car having a drop end door, the combinationwith the side Walls of` the car, of a member extending transversely ofthe car serving to support the door adjacent its central portion when inclosed position, a bracket secured to said member adjacent the innerface of the door adapted to prevent substantial inward movement of thelower central portion of the door when the door is in closed position.

18. In arailway gondola car having a drop end door, adapted when in openposition to overlap the floor of the car, the combination with the 'sidewallsof the car, of a member extending transversely of the carservinglto cured to said member adapted to lprevent substantial inwardmovement of the lower central port-ion of the door when the door isin-closedposition, and a reinforcingmember extending along the loweredge of, the door and provided with an inwardly projecting flangeengageable with said transverse member when the door is in openpbsit-ion.

19. A railway gondola car having a drop end doorv adapted when in openposition to overla the floor of the car, said door being provi ed withmeans spaced above its lower edge about which the door is adapted torotate before assuming fully open position, said means being integrallyprovided with 'portions projecting beyond the side edges of the door formove-bly associating the latter with the car, and means for supportingthe door adjacent its free edge when in fully open position. o

20. A railway gondola .car having a pivoted drop end door adapted whenin open position to overlap the 'floor of the car, trun nions adjacentthe lower portion of the door and respectively projecting beyond theside edges thereof, and housings .for said trunnions for pivotallyassociating the door with the car, the latter being movable upwardly insaid housings when the oor is pivoted in`. wardly into fully openposition and the upper ends of said housings being open to permitwithdrawal of the trunnions therefrom to remove the door from the car.

21. In a railway gondola car having a drop end door, the combinationwith an end siil having a substantially vertically disposed portion, ofcorner posts, each of said corner posts having a flange adapted tooverla the @lng rigidly" secured to the said vertical portion p -f ofthe end sill in overlapping relation thereto and being provided with aninwardly projectingrib engageable with the outer face of the door.

22. In a railway gondola car havin a drop end door, the combination withthe si e walls of the car, of an end sill having a substantiallyvertical portion adapted to overla pingly engage the outer face of thedoor, an corner posts respectively secured to said side walls and havingflan es adapted to overlap the outer face of t e door, portions, of saidflanges being interposed 4between the door and the vertical portion ofthe end sill, said 4interposed portions of thecorn'er posts beingsecured to the end sills and being integrally prov'ided with inwardlyprojecting r1 engageable with the outer face of the door.

23. In a railway gondola car havin a drop end door, the combination withthe si e walls of the car, of side top rails res ctively havingsubstantially vertical and orizontal portions, and corner ostsintegrally formed with ortions respectively secured to the inner ace ofthe vertical portion of the to rail and to the upper face of thehorizonta portion thereof, said corner posts also havin portionsadaptedto overlap the outer face 0% said door.

24. In a railway gondola car havin a drop end door, the combination withthe si e walls of the car, of side top rails respectivel havingsubstantially vertical portions, an posts havin portions adapted tooverlap the outer face o? the end door, each of said corner posts alsohaving a portion secured to. the adjacent side wall and to the verticalportion of the adjacent top rail, said portion of the corner postoverlapping the outer face of the side wall and the inner face of thevertical portion of the top rail.

25. In a railway gondola car having a drop end door, the combinationwith the side walls of the car, of side top rails respectively havingvertical and horizontal flanges, corner posts having portions adapted tooverlap the outer face of the door, each of said corner posts also.having a substantially vertical 'flange provided with offset portions,one of .said portions being secured to the adjacent side wall inoverlapping relation to the outer face thereof and the other of saidortions being secured to the vertical flange o the ad` jacent top railin overlapping relation to the inner face thereof, and a latch pivotallymounted on said last-named portion and engageable with the door formaintaining the latter in closed position.

26. In a railway gondola car having a drop end door, the combinationwiththe side walls of the car, of side rails respectivel havingsubstantially horizontal and vcrtica flan es, and 'corner posts'havingportions adapte to overlap the outer face of the door, each of cornerVsaid corner posts also having a po'rtion secured to the car s1de inoverlapping relation to the outer face thereof, a portion secured to thevertical flange of the side top rail in overlapping relation to theinner face thereof and a portlon secured to the horizontal flange of theside top rail in overlapping relation to its up er face.

27. n a composite gondola car havin a drpp end door, the combinationwith the side wal s of the car, each side wall involving a woodensiding, a top rail having a substantially vertical portion, and a plateextending longitudinally of the car between the sidin and top rail, ofcorner posts, each of sai corner posts havin a flange secured to theouterv face of the adjacent siding and to the ihnei' faces of theadjacent plate and the vertical portion of the adjacent top rail.

28.l In a com osite ondola car havin a drop end door, t e com inationwith the slde walls 'of the car, each side wall involving a 'woodensiding, a top rail having a substantially vertical portion, and a plateextending lon fitudinally of the car between the sidin an top rail, ofcorner posts, each of sai corner posts havin outer face of the a 'acentsiding and to the inner faces of the adjacent plate and theverticalportion of the adjacent top rail, said flange having inwardlyprojecting bosses for spacing the plate and top rail therefrom, saidbosses being provided with rivet receiving apertures.

29. In a railway gondola car havin a drop end door, the combination withthe-si e walls .of the v car, and corner posts respectively havingflanges secured to said side walls, each of said flanges beingintegrally formed with means affording a pivotal support for means adated to cooperate with the door for maintaining the latter in closedposition.

30.' In a railway gondola car having a drop end door, the combinationwith the vside walls of the car, of corner posts respectures servingto`support the latches `whe-n the door is in open position.V

31. In a railway gondola car having a drop end door, the combinationwith the side walls of the car, of cast metal corner posts respectivelyhaving flanges. secured to the side walls of the car and flanges adaptedto overa flange secured to the lap the outer face of the door when thedoor is'in closed position, said flanges being con-vv ',nectedintermediate their ends with a plu-` A 65 door when the door is inclosed position.

l rality of inwardly extending reinforcing. I'

ribs. Y

32. In a railway gondola car having a drop end door, the combinationwith the side walls v of the car, of cast metal corner postsrespectively having flanges secured to the side walls of the car andflanges adapted to overlap the outer face of the door when the door is`in closed position, said flanges being integrally connected byy aplurality of substantiallybtriangularly-shaped inwardly extending r1 s.

33. In a railway lgondola car having a drop end door, the combinationwith the side walls of the car, of corner posts respectively hav.` ingflanges secured to the outer faces of the side walls, said cornerpostsbeing also, provided wilth flanges adapted'to respectively overlapthe outer face of the ldoor when the door is in closed position, andmeans passing through said side walls rigidly connect ing said flanges.

34. In a railway gondola car having a drop end door, the combinationwith the side walls side walls, said corner posts being also providedwit-h flanges adapted torespectively overlap the outer face of the doorwhen the door is in closed position, and a plurality of. -ribsintegrally connecting the flanges of each corner post, said ribsextending through the side walls of the car. 35. In a railway gondolacar having a drop end door, the combination with the side walls of thecar, corner posts respectively having flanges overlappingly secured tothe outer faces of the side walls and also having flanges I adapted torespectively overlap the outer 4o face of said door when the door is inclosed position, and angle means securedto the in ner face of each sidewall and to the flange of the adjacent corner post-which is vadapted tooverlap the door, each of said corner posts being respectively providedwith inwardly projecting ribs integrally connecting the flangesthereof.

36. In a railway gondola car having a drop end door, the combinationwith the side walls of the car, of corner posts respectively secured tothe car sides and having flanges adapted to respectively overlap theouter face of the door, each` of said flanges being fashioned with aninwardlyl extending rib engageable with said door when the door is inclosed position.

37.' In a railwa gondola car havin a drop end door, the com ination withthe si e walls of the car, of corner posts respectively secured to thecar sides' and having flanges adapted to respectively overlap the outerface of the door, the free edge of each of said anges being providedwith an inturned portion ,engageable with theouter face of the.

of the car, of corner posts respectively hav-- ing flanges secured tothe outer faces of the end door, the combination with the side walls ofthe car, of corner postsrespectively having flanges secured tothe sidewalls and flanges adapted to respectively overlap the outer face of saiddoor, the free edge of each of said last-named flanges being formedwithan inwardly extending rib, each of said corner Aposts beingintegrally formed with ribs connecting the side wall vattaching flangeand said inturned rib.

39. In a railway gondola car having a drop end door, the combinationwith the side walls of the car, of corner posts ofsubstantially-T-shape,. the stein of said T being secured to the adjacent side wallof the car and a portion of the flange of said T adapted to overlap theouter face of the end door.

40. In a railway gondola car having a drop end door, the combinationwith the side walls of the'car, of' side rails having substantiallyhorizontally disposed portions, and corner posts of substantiallyT-shape, the stem of the T being secured to the vadjacent side wall, oneportion of the'flange of the T adapted to overlap the outer face of thedoor and another portion of said flange projecting outwardly beyond theadjacent side wall, said lastnarned portion of the flange and said stembeing connected byV a portion adapted to be secured to the horizontalportion of the adjacent top rail.

4l. In a railway gondola car having a drop end door, the combinationwith the side walls of the car, of side top rails, having horizontalflanges, and corner posts of substantially T-shape, the stemof they Tbeing secured to .the' adjacentl side wall, one portion of the flangeofthe T being adapted to overlap the outer face of the door and anotherportion of the flange projecting outwardly beyond the adj acent sidewall, said last-named portion of the flange and the said stem beingintegrall connected by a portion secured to the horizontal flange of theadjacent lside rail and said first-named portion of the flange beingintegrally connected to the stem' by a portion adapted to haveinterlocking engagement with the door when the latter is inclosedposition to prevent the .side walls from spreading. j j 42. In a railwaygondola car havin a drop end door, the lcombination with thesi e wallsof the car, of corner posts respectivel having flanges secured to theside walls o the car and flanges adapted to respectively overlap theouter face of the door, the flanges of each 38.: In a railway gondolacar having a drop l of vsaid corner posts being integrally connected bya portion adapted to have inter.

locking engagement with the door when the latter is in closed positionto prevent the side walls from spreading.

4.3. In a railway gondola car having a drop. end door. the combinationwith the sidewalls l of the car, of side top rails respectively havinghorizontal `and vertical flanges, corner posts of substantially T-shape,the stem of a said T being secured to the inner face ofthe end dooradapte vertical flange of the adjacent top rail, and

means integrally connecting the stem and {iange of each of said cornerosts and secured to the upper face of the horizontal leg of ltheadjacent top rail.

44. In a railway gondola car havin a dro end door, the combination withthev si e wal s of the car, of side top rails respectively havingsubstantially horizontally and vertically disposed flanges, and cornerposts respectively secured to the side walls, each of said corner,

position to prevent the side wallsfrom spreading.

46. In a railwa gondola car having a drop overlap the ioor of the car,the combination with the side walls of the car, of a plurality of A4pairs of members for interlocking the side walls and door when thevlatter is in closed position to prevent spreading of the side walls,one member of each pair being carried bythe door and the` other by theadjacent side wall, said pairs of members constitutin means ada ted todraw the side walls inwar ly as the oor is moved toward closed position.

47. In a railwa gondola car having a drop end door adapte when in o enposition to overla .the oor of the car, t e combination with tlie sidewalls of the oar, of a plurality of pairs of members for interlockingthe a side walls and-door when the latter is in osition to reventspreading of the side walls, the mem ers constituting each pair beingrespectively carried by the door and side walls, one member of each ofsaid pairs being provided with a beveled surface adapted to coact withthe other member of its pair, said surface extending obliquely' withrespect to the path of closing movement. of the door whereby said pairsof members are adapted to draw the side walls of the car inwardly as thedoor ismoved toward -closed position.y

' 48. In a'railway lgondola car having a drop end door adapted when inopen positionv to overla the floor of the car, the combination with tiieside walls of the car, of la, plurality -of pairs of members forinterlockin the side walls and door when the latter is in closedppsition, the members constituting each air ing respectively carried bythe door an the when in openposition tov sidewalls, one member of eachpair being provided with a surface substantially paral- `lel to the pathof closing movement of the door and with a surface extending obliquelyto said path, the other member o each air being engageable with saidoblique sur ace whereby when the door is moved toward eoV to overlaptlie floor of the car, the'combinai tion with the side walls of the car,of members operable in planes substantially parallel with saidside-walls for maintaining ,the door in closed position, and a pluralityof pairs of members for interlockin the side wallsy and door when thelatter is 1n closed position to prevent spreading of the side walls, onemember of each pair being carried by the" door and the other by theadjacent side wall, said pairs of members constituting means adapted todraw the side walls inwardly as the door vis moved toward, closedposition.

50. In a railway gondola car having adrop end door adapted when in openposition to overlap the `lloor of the car, the combination with the sidewalls of the car, of a lurality of pairs of members for interlocking theside walls and door when the latter is in closed position to reventspreading of the side walls, one member of each pair being carried bythe door and the other by the adjacent side wall, and means respectivelymounted on onemember of each pair and engageable with the other memberof its pair for mainu taining the door in closed position, aid pairs ofmembers constituting means adapted to draw the side walls inwardly asthe door is moved toward closed position.

51. In a railway gondola car having a drop end door adapted Awhen inopen position .to overlap the floor of the car, the combination with theside walls of the car, of a plurality of pairs of members forinterlockingk the side walls and door, one member of eac pair beingprovided with surfaces offset with respect to each other and connectedby a bevele surface, the other member of each pair being engageable withsaid beveled surface whereby when the door is moved toward closed(position said pairs of members are adapte to draw the side wallsinwardly, and

- the said other member of each pair bein engageable with the oisetsurfaces of the rstnamed 'member of'its pair to prevent the walls fromspreading when the door is in closed position.`

52. In a railway gondola car vhaving a drop 'end'door adapted when inopen position to las overlap the lioor of the car, the combination' withthe side walls Aof the car, of a plurality of pairs of members forinterlocking the side walls and door when theflatter is in closedpositionr to prevent spreading of' the side wallsone member of each pairbeing providedv with a plurality of oisetbeveled surfaces adapted tosuccessively coact with the other member of its pair, said beveledsurfaces extending obliquely with respect to the path of closingmovement of the door whereby when the door is moved toward closedposition said pairs of members are adapted to' draw the side wallsinwardly.

53. In a railway gondola car having a drop end door adapted when in openposi-A tion to `overlap the floor of the car, the combination with theside walls of the car, of a plurality of pairs of members forinterlocking the side walls and door, one member of each pair beingprovided with a plurality of oii'set'surfaces substantially parallel tothe path of closing movement of the door and with a pluralit of offsetsurfaces extending obliquely to sa1d Apath, the other member of eachpair being provided with an oblique surface successively engageable withsaid oii'set oblique surfaces whereby said pairs of members are adaptedto draw the side walls in wardly when the. door is moved toward closedposition, and the said other member of each pair havin va surfacesuccessively 'engageablewith the rst-named oifset surfaces to preventthe side walls from spreading.

54. In a railway gondola ear having a drop end door adapted when in openposition to overlap the' iioor of the car, the combination with the sidewalls of the car, of a plurality of pairs of members for interlockingthe side vWalls and door, each member of said pairs being provided witha plurality of offset sur-- faces substantially parallel to the Apath ofclosing movement of the door and with a plurality of oii'set surfacesextending oblique'- ly to said path, the'corresponding oblique surfacesof the members of each pair'being .respectively engageable whereby whenvthe door is moved toward yclosed position said pairs of membersareadapted to draw the side walls inwardly, and the corresponding parallelsurfaces of the members of each pair being also respectively engageablewhereby said pairs of members are adapted to prevent f the side wallsfrom spreading when the door is in closed position.

55. In a railway gondola car having a drop end door adapted when in openposition to overlap the floor of thecar, the combinationl with the sidewalls of the'car, of a plurality of pairs of members for interlockingthe side walls and door when the latter is in closed l position toprevent spreading of the side walls, and means including a removablele-` .ver adapted toforce the'door toward closed position and tosimultaneously draw the side walls inwardly.

56. In a railway gondola car having a drop end door adapted when inopenposition to overlap the iioor of the car, the combination with theside walls of the car, of a plurality of pairs of members forinterlocking the side walls and `door when the latter is in closedposition to prevent spreading of the' side walls, and means carried byone of the side walls affording a fulcrum for a removable lever adaptedto cooperate with the door to -forcethe latter toward Aclosed position,one member of each pair being provided with a beveled surface adapted tocoact with the other member of its pair, said surface extendingobliquely with respect to the path of clos.- ing movement of the doorwhereby when the door is forced to closed position by said lever themembers of each pair are adapted to draw the side walls inwardly.

57. In a railway gondola car having a drop end door adapted when' inopen position to overlap the floor of the car, the combination with theside walls of the car,of a plurality of pairs ofmembers for interlockingthe side wa'lls and door when the latter is in closed p0- sition toprevent the walls from spreading, one member of each pair being providedwith a' plurality of beveled surfaces extending obliquely withrespect,to the path ,of closing movement of the door adapted tosuccessively coact with the other member of its pair, and means carriedby one lof the side walls aifording a plurality of fulcrum points for arel movable lever adapted to cooperate with the door to force the lattertoward closed position, said `lever being successively cooperable withsaid fulcrum points to cause the beveled surfaces of one member of eachpair to suc-- cessively cooperate with the other member of its pair tothereby draw the side walls of the car inwardly.

58. In a railway car having a dropend door adapted when in open positionto overlap the l ioor of the car, the combination with the side walls of the car, means for supporting the door in a partially closed and afully closed position, means carried by one 'of the side walls affordinga fulcrum for a removable lever adapted to cooperate with the door to,

force the latter from partially closed to fully closed position, aplurality of pairs of members adapted to interlock the door and sidewalls, the members constituting each pair being respectively carried bythe door and side i side walls, said oifset surfaces being connect-` edby a beveled surface extending obliquely to the path of closing movementof the door whereby when the door is forced. from pargrally providedwith tially closed to fully closed position by said lever the members ofeach a1r are adapted to draw the side walls inwar y.

59. In a railway gondola car having a drop en'd door adapted when in o nposition to overlap the' floor of the car, t e combination with the sidewalls of the car, of a plurality of members ,one of which is secured tothe door and the other to the side wall, and

means cooperable with said members formaintaining the door in closedposition, one of said members being provided vwith'means affording afulcrum-for a removable lever adapted to cooperate with theV doorr toforce the latter to closed position. v

60. In a ondola car having a drop end door adapte when in open positionto overlap the floor of theear, the combination with the side ywall'ofthe car, of corner Aposts rev Y spectively secured to said Side walls,means movably carried b said corner posts and re,-

'spectively coopera le with the door for maintaining the latter in.closed position, each of said corner posts being formed with a portionaffording a fulcrum for a removable lever ada ted to cooperate with thedoor to force the atter toward closed osition."

61. A railway gondola car aving a drop end door adapted when in openposition to overlap the floor ofthe car,and a reinforcing member securedto the lower portion of the door, said reinforcing member being inte-vortions projecting beyond the side edges og the door respectivelyail'ordin trunnions for movably associating the oor with the car body.

62. A railway ondola car having a drop end door adapteiwhen in openposition to overlap the floor of thecar', the lower portion of `the doorbein rigidly provided v with means projecting yond lits side edgesaffording trunnions, and means rigid with the car sides cooperable withsaid trunnions for movably associating the door with the car.l

63. A railway ondola car having adrop end door adapte whenin openposition to overlap the floorof the car, the lower portion of the doorbeing rigidly provided with means-projecting. eyond its side edgesaffordin trunnions, and means rigid with the car si es for receivingsaid trunnions said last named means being adaptedv to permit thetrunnions tomove. upwardly when th door is moved to open position.

testimony whereof I aiiix my signature. A

WILLIAM AE. INE.

